Public Speaking Worksheet: Body Language

Public speaking lesson 4: Body language and gestures · Set 855 · 40 questions

Speaker's tip (Tall, still, open): Helpful: standing tall, feet steady and apart, relaxed shoulders, open hands, facing the audience, natural gestures. Distracting: slouching, swaying, arms crossed tightly, hands deep in pockets, fiddling, tapping your foot, your back to the audience. Gestures show a number, a size, something to look at or a feeling — they must match your words. When not gesturing, rest your hands at your sides.

1. 1.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) facing the audience (b) relaxed shoulders (c) standing tall (d) tapping your foot
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) fiddling with a pen (c) back to the audience (d) open hands
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) standing tall (b) natural gestures (c) feet steady and apart (d) hands deep in pockets
4. 4.🙌 What does counting on your fingers do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) shows a number (d) points to something
5. 5.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: relaxed shoulders? (a) distracting (b) helpful
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm, still feet (b) standing tall (c) natural gestures (d) swaying side to side
7. 7.🧍 Where should your hands be when you are not gesturing? (a) behind your head (b) deep in your pockets (c) relaxed at your sides (d) in tight fists
8. 8.🙌 What does a fist raised in joy do in a speech? (a) points to something (b) shows a number (c) shows a feeling (d) shows size
9. 9.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) back to the audience (b) slouching (c) fiddling with a pen (d) standing tall
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) arms crossed tightly (c) standing tall (d) fiddling with a pen
11. 11.True or false: “facing the audience” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) arms crossed tightly (b) tapping your foot (c) slouching (d) calm, still feet
13. 13.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) touching your hair a lot (b) slouching (c) swaying side to side (d) relaxed shoulders
14. 14.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: standing tall? (a) distracting (b) helpful
15. 15.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “standing tall” is helpful body language. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: arms crossed tightly? (a) distracting (b) helpful
18. 18.True or false: “touching your hair a lot” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: feet steady and apart? (a) helpful (b) distracting
20. 20.🧍 Which shows the audience you are confident? (a) looking at the exit (b) shoulders back, open (c) hunched and closed (d) arms tightly crossed
21. 21.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: hands deep in pockets? (a) distracting (b) helpful
22. 22.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: tapping your foot? (a) distracting (b) helpful
23. 23.🙌 What does spreading your arms wide do in a speech? (a) shows size (b) shows a feeling (c) points to something (d) shows a number
24. 24.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) natural gestures (b) relaxed shoulders (c) chin up (d) arms crossed tightly
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) slouching (b) chin up (c) arms crossed tightly (d) hands deep in pockets
26. 26.True or false: “feet steady and apart” is helpful body language. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) calm, still feet (b) relaxed shoulders (c) hands deep in pockets (d) facing the audience
28. 28.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: calm, still feet? (a) helpful (b) distracting
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) back to the audience (b) feet steady and apart (c) slouching (d) fiddling with a pen
30. 30.🎁 In show-and-tell, what should you do with the object? (a) cover it with a cloth (b) hold it up to show (c) hide it behind you (d) keep it in your bag
31. 31.🙌 What does raising two fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows a feeling (c) shows size (d) points to something
32. 32.True or false: “open hands” is distracting body language. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is helpful body language? (a) hands deep in pockets (b) natural gestures (c) slouching (d) touching your hair a lot
34. 34.True or false: “relaxed shoulders” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🙌 What does pointing at the slide do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
36. 36.🙌 What does a tiny gap between fingers do in a speech? (a) shows a number (b) shows size (c) points to something (d) shows a feeling
37. 37.🧍 Helpful or distracting body language: fiddling with a pen? (a) helpful (b) distracting
38. 38.Which of these is distracting body language? (a) chin up (b) standing tall (c) touching your hair a lot (d) natural gestures
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) natural gestures (b) back to the audience (c) tapping your foot (d) arms crossed tightly
40. 40.True or false: “hands deep in pockets” is distracting body language. (a) False (b) True

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